Step 1:
The first step to converting 426987.4347926 to a fraction is to re-write 426987.4347926 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 426987.4347926 can be written as simply 426987.4347926/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 426987.4347926, which in this case is 7. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 426987.4347926/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 426987.4347926/1 each by 10000000:
Step 3:
Now the last step is to simplify the fraction (if possible) by finding similar factors and cancelling them out, which leads to the following answer for 426987.4347926 as a fraction:
853975/2 / 1